Sites devoted to feature articles or news stories should check out article pins.

The resulting content has a bold headline, site logo, and relevant clip, all designed to draw readers to click on the pin.

To enable, go to rich pins and click the “Get started!” button at the bottom of the page. Follow the step-by-step directions that result and, once approved, your blog’s content will be a touch more impressive.

As more and more sites enable rich pins, the feature becomes less a way to stand out and more a way to keep up.

Even if all pins eventually become rich, they do help showcase your content to its fullest.

Pinterest Pin It Button for Images

Add this handy little Pinterest plugin to your site to make it easy for your visitors to pin your content to Pinterest.

Is there a downside?

Some bloggers decide against a hover-over pin button because of conflicts with other pop-ups or features.

If adding the button makes your site too cluttered, it might just get lost in the confusion – in that case, it’d be better to leave it out.

Pin It On Pinterest

Another way to encourage pinning is to add a “pin it” button to the bottom of your posts.

With the Pin It On Pinterest button, you not only get a clear “Pin It” button at the end of every blog post, but you also get the opportunity to customize what the resulting pins will say.

Right within your dashboard, you can create a custom description for the picture the button will pin.

While there’s no obvious downside to the “pin it” post footer button, it still should be used strategically.

Think first before making it yet another of the many “pin it” buttons everywhere on your site.

You don’t want to annoy your readers. Choose which locations will draw the most attention and focus your Pinterest buttons there.

Pinterest Badge

Want to point your blog readers to your Pinterest page to increase your followers? Get the Pinterest Badge Widget plugin.

This helpful plugin adds a widget to your site that links visitors to your Pinterest profile, shows off your most recent pins, and displays your follower count.

The Pinterest badge tool is definitely a bigger and more obvious way to promote your Pinterest profile – which for some bloggers might be overkill.

This widget is best used when you are focusing on pumping up your Pinterest following.

Pinterest Follow Button

Another way to point readers to your Pinterest profile is with a simple button. The Pinterest Follow Button plugin offers various styles, from a red “Follow Me on Pinterest” button to a white square icon with the Pinterest logo.

Add the plugin to your WordPress blog, and customize it to your tastes.

Most bloggers have social media buttons on their sites, so the Pinterest button is nothing new; what’s more, it’s not that difficult to install, even without a plugin. Nonetheless, adding it with this plugin makes it especially easy.

Pretty Pinterest Pins

The name of the game with Pinterest is aesthetic appeal, so why not work that to your advantage?

Rather than just linking to your Pinterest profile, why not display your two or three most recent beautiful pins in your sidebar?

Hmm, I need to be using this end-of-year time to step back and see what I need to add to our strategy. I know I need to be guest posting more, but I also need to ensure we have better social sharing, owning our identity on sites like Pinterest, and get more creative/intentional with landing pages and calls to action.

Crap, I thought my week was already filled...

I'll check out some of these Pinterest options since I'm definitely lagging in that department (mostly since we are B2B, and our clients wouldn't typically be on Pinterest with their "business hats" on).

Thank you for sharing these useful tools! I had no idea about tools for Pinterest. This is amazing. It has information. I'm very thankful that I found this article. I really need these tips for my business account on pinterest.